Creative Sector Day at the State House On April 30th from 10 AM – 3 PM, members of the arts and cultural community from across the Commonwealth will join together at the State House to celebrate the contributions of artists, cultural organizations, creative businesses and arts workers to Massachusetts. Creative Sector Day will start with a formal program in the morning and include performances and exhibits throughout the afternoon. Learn more and register.
Call for Artists Humphreys Street Studios is looking for artist applicants for Dorchester Open Studios this June 7-8th. Artists are invited to set up tents, sell their work, and connect with local artists at this free community event. Free to apply and to participate. Learn more.
Deadline: April 22, 2025
Call for Artists The Franklin Cultural District Committee is excited to announce the 2025 Artsy Box Project, inviting artists to transform a utility box in downtown Franklin into a vibrant public art piece! This initiative celebrates Franklin’s creativity and history by showcasing art inspired by nature and community. We welcome artists of all backgrounds—established and emerging—to submit their most uplifting and colorful designs. Stipend available. Learn more.
Deadline: April 25, 2025
Call for Artists The Town of Franklin’s Department of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy invites artists and creators of all ages to craft an environmentally friendly fairy house for display in the Franklin Sculpture Park! As part of our Fairy Trails & Tales of Franklin exhibition, we’re looking for imaginative and sustainable designs that harmonize with the park’s natural beauty. Learn more.
Deadline: April 26, 2025
Call for Sculptors Boston Sculptors Gallery has several exhibition opportunities for artists whose sculptural practice embraces a wide range of thematic concepts and diverse media, from the traditional to the experimental. We are seeking Full Members, as well as Associate and LaunchPad Artists. There is no fee to apply. Learn more.
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Resource for Youth YouthLine Connects Boston’s youth (ages 14-25) to resources, services, programs, and opportunities throughout the City of Boston programs and services. Learn more
Artist Residencies Assets for Artists Studio Residencies at MASS MoCA are currently accepting applications. Applications for two- and four-week residencies from January – June 2026 are due in one month on May 1st. Applications are available in English and Spanish. Our Fellowship opportunities for this open call include: General Fellowships, Puerto Rico Artist Fellowship, University Fellowships. In addition to our full fellowships, we also offer robust, partial financial aid to all attendees who need it. Simply fill out the quick financial questions at the bottom of your application and indicate whether you would like to be considered for partial need-based aid if you are not awarded a fellowship. Learn more.
Deadline: May 1, 2025
Youth Expression Contest Massachusetts Association for Mental Health (MAMH) is hosting the Mental Health Matters: Youth Expression Contest open to all middle and high school students grades 6-12. This year’s prompt: Use abstract forms and ideas (plus color!) to express different emotions and the journey toward mental well-being. Categories include: audio/visual: informational video or song (2 min. max), artistic still: painting, drawing or digital art (with short description) and creative writing: essay or poetry (250 word max). Individuals or teams are eligible to participate and submit original work (no AI submissions accepted). This annual event is designed to promote mental wellness and support students to better understand, protect, and maintain their own mental health. Learn more.
Deadline: May 2, 2025
Creative Individuals Grant Applications are now open for the Arts Foundation’s 2025 Grant Programs. We’re proud to support Creative Individuals across Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket who demonstrate artistic excellence and commitment to their craft. We also welcome proposals from Organizations that are expanding access to the arts and removing barriers for underserved communities. We welcome applications from Barnstable County, Dukes County, and Nantucket County artists, culture bearers, and creative practitioners in all artistic/creative disciplines. Learn more.
Deadline May 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Call for Artists Atelier Dubuisson’s Interactive Arts Festival is a one-day event on June 7th, 2025 dedicated to elevating underrepresented artists. This is an opportunity to display and sell your work to the public. Participation is entirely free. All visual artists based in Greater Boston with a minimum of 6-12 months experience are encouraged to apply. Contact atelierdubuissonofficial@gmail.com with questions. Learn more.
Deadline: May 4, 2025
Worcester County State of the Arts Convening Feature Presentation: Worcester County Cultural Assets Inventory Presenter: Michael Bobbitt- Executive Director, Mass Cultural Council, Wednesday, May 14 · 10am – 12:30pm EDT. Learn more and register.
Writers Residency The Adirondack Center for Writing offers a free, two-week residency annually in autumn to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers at a lodge on Twitchell Lake in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains. Learn more.
Deadline: May 19, 2025
Collective Futures Fund Applications are now open for the 2025 Collective Futures Fund (CFF) grant cycle. As a Regional Regranting Program of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts administered by the Tufts University Art Galleries. Our Sustaining Practice tier is generously supported by an anonymous donor. CFF directly supports visual artists in producing collaborative and public projects that engage in risk-taking and experimentation, through grants between $2,500 and $7,500. Please encourage artists in your community to apply. The grant is available in three tiers: Sustaining Practice: Grants offered at $2,500 each geared toward emerging individual artists and collaborators who need critical support for research, to develop new projects and future ideas, and sustain themselves in the process. New Projects: $7,500 for the creation and public presentation of new projects by visual artists, curators, or collectives. Ongoing Platforms: $7,500 to support sustaining or the completion of long-term projects. Learn more.
Deadline: June 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Boston Dancemakers Residency Considered Boston’s most comprehensive dance-focused residency, the Boston Dancemakers Residency is designed to support new work from conception to performance. Two choreographers selected for this opportunity will receive incubation elements for research, experimentation, production and marketing support, business practices, artistic risk-taking, and growth within the dance industry in a customized manner for the artist’s practice. Learn more.
Deadline: June 2, 2025
Dance-Based Artists The Dance Lab at Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) offers resources for dance-based artists to research, expand, and rebuild work at varying stages of development. Designed to amplify and support a project over the course of a seven month time period, Dance Lab at BCA offers two dance-based artists support for research, development, rehearsal, outreach, and mentorship. Resources will be tailored for dancemakers at all stages of experience and point of their artistic arc for the selected project. Learn more.
Deadline: June 2, 2025
Call to Watertown Area Artists The Watertown Arts Market is currently accepting applications. Local artists of all media, nonprofit arts and culture organizations, and arts and culture businesses are invited to host a table at the Watertown Arts Market from 12:00 – 5:00pm on Saturday, August 9, 2025. The Watertown Arts Market is committed to including a diverse range of arts and culture offerings across mediums and cultures. Participation is $25 for individual artists, $35 for nonprofit organizations, and $55 for arts and cultural businesses. Questions, contact watertownartsmarket@gmail.com. Learn more.
Deadline: July 1, 2025
Free Resource for Artists, Performers, Teaching Artists CreativeGround is a project of the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA.) It is the dynamic regional directory that celebrates the vital work of New England’s creative people and places. CreativeGround is a community-generated and free tool that supports a region-wide creative network. Learn more and creative your free profile.
Of Note: Americans for the Arts advocates for the arts and arts education around the country. They are tracking current updates to funding. Read more.
Image credit: Handwritten poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The white poster has painted text which reads [REFUGEES [blue] / WELCOME [red]]. The other side has a red background with black hand-painted text [I’M NOT GIVING / UP AND / NEITHER SHOULD YOU!]. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, 2017.
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